Cellular concrete houses popular in Leningrad region

According to Peterburgskaya Nedvizhimost, cellular concrete houses account for 22% of all houses in the Leningrad region's country settlements. Panel structures account for 10%; brick houses for 7%, and houses built under cast-in-place technology for 3%. Some 45% of settlements use several types of materials. Houses made from expanded concrete cost RUB 20,000 (€455.21) per m²; houses made from foam concrete cost about RUB 50,000 per m² and brick houses cost RUB 100,000 per m².
August 12, 2013 Read time: 1 min

According to Peterburgskaya Nedvizhimost, cellular concrete houses account for 22% of all houses in the Leningrad region's country settlements.

Panel structures account for 10%; brick houses for 7%, and houses built under cast-in-place technology for 3%. Some 45% of settlements use several types of materials.

Houses made from expanded concrete cost RUB 20,000 (€455.21) per m²; houses made from foam concrete cost about RUB 50,000 per m² and brick houses cost RUB 100,000 per m².

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